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Bow Propeller Hunter 410 from 1999 Dear Hunter at 12:46am 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1483 Hi,Is it possible to get some help, maybe you have already done it, we would like to get a bow prop
Transmission Leak KC13291 at 1:36am 11.28.07 Catalina 30 1/1279 My 1981 Catalina is equipped with a fresh water cooled Universal 5411.My problem is a transmission
What do we do now? SEADANCE at 2:39am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 30/1927 With sailboats all snuggled up in their cradles for the winter what are you guys and gals occupying
Recreational Boating Act of 2007 Warren Milberg at 2:54am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1258 I'm not a flak for BoatUS, but having just received the below note, I thought it important to pass i
Bottom Paint (1) Jim Seamans at 3:39am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1323 What a difference a year makes. For the last two years we have had to repaint the bottom due to the
sailboat for 10 to 16 year olds walt at 4:14am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 19/4240 Id like to get something fun to sail that my boys age 10 and 13 will enjoy for a few years sailing o
Sails on in New England Winter? Al - s/v Persephone at 6:12am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2267 Once again, I'm faced with unbending my sails for Winter storage, flaking and scrunching them into p
Hand Carved Nameboard for Transom (1) Rubicon 1983-31 at 7:00am 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1201 An article in Good Old Boat magazine motivated me to make a new ribbon board for the transom of my 1
North coast weather T37 Phil at 7:15am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1337 I am considering buying a boat half way up Lake Michigan and bringing it back to Erie by going aroun
Bequeathed a Catalina 27... How do I sell it? bc bach at 7:37am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2030 Hello Catalina Experts! Thank you for reading my post. Do to unfortunate circumstances, I will soon
Great tips for cruising Captain E at 10:07am 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/922 Ok since sailing season is over for most of us, I guess I should start a tip topic for everyone to p
Entry-Level Sailing Careers? Michael Sindelar at 10:01am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 16/2940 I have been in the hotel management business for all of my working life (about 30 years). I am tota
Frig System Jim Booth at 9:58am 11.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1108 My boat has only one house battery (4D) which I am going to replac and add a second. My question is,
Don't try this unless you need to:). r.w.landau at 10:36am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1047 My brother sent me this link. He just bought a large cat and said I wish I could do this.http://ssc
Requesting advice on boat mods Blake at 10:43am 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/2117 I have a couple of off season boat modifications planned and would appreciate advice and comments. S
New Player In The Market? Rick D at 10:43am 11.28.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1310 Peggy, this is just a curiosity post. I see Johnson Pumps is putting out a line of heads and pumps t
Cabin woodwork ndaoway at 10:43am 11.28.07 Other Sailboats 6/1040 Can anyone tell me what kind of wood may have been used in the cabind of 1972 Contest 31, Hull #51?
343 frig James Fawcett at 12:24pm 11.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1511 I have just purchased a 343. I love the boat, but have reservations about the frig/freezer system.
my Xmas list. Comments welcome Justin at 12:12pm 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1064 I plan to run my main halyard aft and eventually new lazyjacks. I don't like my SailCare SailCradle
Pull out berth LeRoy Nooter at 12:40pm 11.28.07 S2 11/3056 Hi,We have a 1980 S2-8.0B and this was built with a V-berth and 2 port berths end to end. I underst

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Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 11:00am 10.30.21 Missed the part where the mfg. warned you against using teflon tape. Did they give you a reason f
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Stu Jackson at 10:57am 10.30.21 boating is just different up here on the lakes i guess I guess you're right. Jon, the difference m
Fuse in small solar setup Stu Jackson at 10:54am 10.30.21 I like the portable system because the controller is attached to the panels and I can just unplug a
New Hunter 41DS Owner (1) JamesG161 at 10:41am 10.30.21 Did you taste it to be sure it is not salt water? No need to taste test water, when you are sailin
Battery Charging Stu Jackson at 10:41am 10.30.21 Why do you want to change to AGMs? Serious question. I suggest that before you do so you read the
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 10.30.21 Chemours, the manufacturer of Teflon did not recommend to me that I use their product so why would
New Hunter 41DS Owner JamesG161 at 10:33am 10.30.21 Nope the shower sumps (2) do not overflow to the bilge Are your sure? Mine appeared to NOT overfl
Used Gear Link not working Phil Herring at 10:31am 10.30.21 Sorry about that, it's back up again.
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience Tally Ho at 10:26am 10.30.21 Hi Greg, Cover will keep snow and ice off which is key in Chicago. Have a good winter! Chris Yes
Freshwater Sailors Tally Ho at 10:22am 10.30.21
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 10:19am 10.30.21 Well well well. One sits back and listens, and all sorts of information appears. On inspection I f
Heat exchanger zinc anode. JRR at 10:11am 10.30.21 Thank you, the west system kit will be used, imagine i need lots of filler, think of using mini reb
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jon hansen at 10:01am 10.30.21 it's interesting for me to read of ralph's inabilities with a danforth anchor. i have many boats and
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil Crazy Dave Condon at 9:55am 10.30.21 Your Mercury 3.5 was built by Tohatsu who also builds the Nissan 3.5. It helps to know when looking
New Hunter 41DS Owner Terry Cox at 9:50am 10.30.21 Different model boat, but we had a fresh water leak some years ago. Did the repair and wrote an arti
New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:45am 10.30.21 The boat is inland 50 miles in a river, so no salt water. It has no A/C so that can't be it. The bi
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 9:41am 10.30.21 Yes, Rig Rite carries them. Do not have one here, but have considered it at one time or another. Che
New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:38am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) Terry Cox at 9:38am 10.30.21 No wet blanket here, but our 1991 P42 came with dual Jabsco sea water electric heads that still do t
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 9:29am 10.30.21 I gotta stop this right now Ahh, you're no fun. Just when we're getting started. I could mount Joh

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